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Falangist

American  
[fuh-lan-jist] / fəˈlæn dʒɪst /

noun

  1. a member of the Falange.


Etymology

Origin of Falangist

1935–40; < Spanish falangista; see Falange, -ist

Example Sentences

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The unification was not popular with either the Falangist or the Carlist militants, but under the existing conditions of total civil war, the immense majority accepted Franco’s initiative.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2017

During the “universal fascism” phase of the mid-1930s, the Italian taxonomists somewhat inconclusively decided that Falangists were indeed fascists because of their belief in “authority, hierarchy, order” and their anti-materialist Falangist “mysticism.”

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2017

Cernuda died in exile, Miguel Hernández in a Falangist prison.

From Salon • Feb. 19, 2013

Though scarcely interested in politics, José had been a Falangist who, after Franco's death, backed Suárez.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2011

Because Havana was the base headquarters in the Western Hemisphere for all Falangist work.

From The Five Arrows by Chase, Allan

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